As threats were being made...
Before the Singapore Summit where Presidents Trump and Kim met face-to-face, tensions ran high. As President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with “fire and fury like the world has never seen,” Christian leaders from the US and Korea joined together to pray and work together with a firm belief that peace -- not nuclear war -- was God's will.
The National Council of Churches was there.
We've had a close relationship with the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) for years. This friendship allowed us to work with the NCCK as the Singapore Summit unfolded: to issue joint statements, to meet with members of Congress, to pray, and to engage in high-level talks with Christian leaders across the North and South regions of the Korean peninsula.
It is these kinds of relationships -- those that span borders and animosities -- that the ecumenical movement worldwide brings to the table. In this age of division and mistrust, we are serving with the Spirit of Christ, putting the words, "Blessed are the peacemakers..." to work.
